Nakasendo Way

A journey to the heart of Japan

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  • The Journey
    • Map
    • Introduction
    • 1. Kyoto to Sekigahara
    • 2. Sekigahara to Nakatsugawa
    • 3. Nakatsugawa to Kiso-Fukushima
    • 4. Kiso-Fukushima to Nagakubo
    • 5. Nagakubo to Karuizawa
    • 6. Karuizawa to Fukiage
    • 7. Fukiage to Tokyo
    • Post-towns
  • Post Towns
    • About Post Towns
    • Articles
  • History
    • Early History
    • Go-Kaido
    • Politics in the 19th Century: Shogun vs Emperor
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  • Culture
    • Basho and Poetry
    • Forestry
    • Hot Springs and Shrines
    • Religions
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  • People
    • Basho’s Life and Work
    • Hiroshige
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  • Themes
    • Battle of Sekigahara
    • Forestry
    • Pilgrimage
    • Rural Problems
    • Explore topics
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  • Popular
    • Tokugawa Political System
    • The Highway
    • The Story of the Battle of Sekigahara
    • Omote-ura – Public and Private Faces
    • The Kisoji Post-towns
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  • Galleries
    • City life
    • History
    • Post-Towns
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  • About
    • About this site
    • About Walk Japan
    • Explore topics
Nakasendo Way is brought to you by Walk Japan Ltd., which operates the original tours to the Nakasendo Way.
  • Kyoto to Osaka Toge

    Kyoto to Osaka Toge
  • Osaka Toge to Otsu

    Osaka Toge to Otsu
  • Otsu to Seta

    Otsu to Seta
  • Seta to Omi Kokufu

    Seta to Omi Kokufu
  • Omi Kokufu to Kusatsu

    Omi Kokufu to Kusatsu
  • Kusatsu to Takamiya

    Kusatsu to Takamiya
  • Takamiya to Hikone

    Takamiya to Hikone
Take a journey along the Nakasendo Way, following the 69 Post-Towns in our online tour.

Welcome

The Nakasendo Way: A Journey to the Heart of Japan is a comprehensive resource on the historic highways of Japan with particular emphasis on the Nakasendo Way. It also introduces a wide variety of topics about Japan by describing a fictional trip along the Nakasendo Way through this fascinating nation.

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The Battleground at Sekigahara

The Impact of the Railways

Gentrified Post-Towns

Toge – Mountain Passes

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Kyoto to Osaka Toge

Osaka Toge to Otsu

Otsu to Seta

Seta to Omi Kokufu

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